London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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In common with other Boroughs in South London, Greenwich
suffered acutely as a result of enemy action during the recent
World War, the cumulative effect of which is shown when comparing
the present figure with the population of 95,770 in 1938. Obviously
the population will tend to increase during the next few years when
the full effect of demobilisation of men and women from the
Services is felt, as it did in the immediate years following the Great
War of 1914-1918, but to what extent is partly dependant upon the
progress made in housing.
*EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total | M. | F. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,093 | 559 | 534 | Birth Rate | 18.59 |
| Illegitimate | 89 | 37 | 52 | |||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 21 | 9 | 12 | Rate per 1,000 total Births | 19.9 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Deaths | 813 | 455 | 358 | Death Rate (Crude) | 12.78 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— | ||||||
| Rate per 1.000 total Births | ||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.82 | ||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 0.82 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1.65 | ||||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 43 |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 40 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 78 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 117 |
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | - |
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| ,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 10 |
* These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may differ
slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.